Mississippi, state of the United States of America
Mississippi has a total area of 48,433.82 square miles (125443 km2).
Population : | 2,976,149 |
Country : | United States of America |
Head of government : | Governor of Mississippi |
Area : | 125443 km2 |
Water as percent of area : | 3.11% |
Land as percent of area : | 96.89% |
Legislative body : | Mississippi Legislature |
Named for : | Mississippi River |
Official language : | English |
Altitude : | 299 feet / 91 meters |
Capital : | Jackson |
Establishment : | December 12, 1817 (203 years ago) |
Time Zone : | Central Time Zone |
Local time : | 06:08:31 (18th April 2021) |
Weather : | 69℉ Mostly Sunny 7-days weather |
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Year | Population | Method |
1910 | 1,797,114 | census |
1920 | 1,790,618 | census |
1930 | 2,009,821 | census |
1940 | 2,183,796 | census |
1950 | 2,178,914 | census |
1960 | 2,178,141 | census |
1970 | 2,216,912 | census |
1980 | 2,520,638 | census |
1990 | 2,573,216 | census |
2000 | 2,844,658 | census |
2010 | 2,967,297 | census |
2011 | 2,978,731 | estimation process |
2012 | 2,983,816 | estimation process |
2013 | 2,988,711 | estimation process |
2014 | 2,990,468 | estimation process |
2015 | 2,988,471 | estimation process |
2016 | 2,987,938 | estimation process |
2017 | 2,988,510 | estimation process |
2018 | 2,981,020 | estimation process |
2019 | 2,976,149 | estimation process |
People born in Mississippi, including jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist Lester Young, blues singer and songwriter Lil Green, blues musician Gus Cannon, you can see a list of people who born in Mississippi.
Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in Mississippi.
City Name | Title | County | Population |
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Jackson | Capital and largest city of Mississippi | Hinds | 160,628 |
Gulfport | City in Mississippi | Harrison | 71,705 |
Southaven | City in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States | De Soto | 55,780 |
Biloxi | City in Harrison County, Mississippi | Harrison | 46,212 |
Hattiesburg | City in Lamar County and Forrest County, Mississippi, United States; county seat of Forrest County, Mississippi | Forrest | 45,863 |
Olive Branch | City in De Soto County, Mississippi, United States | De Soto | 38,924 |
Tupelo | City in and county seat of Lee County, Mississippi, United States | Lee | 38,312 |
Meridian | City in and the county seat of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States | Lauderdale | 36,347 |
Greenville | City in Washington County, Mississippi, United States | Washington | 29,085 |
Oxford | City in Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States of America | Amite | 28,122 |
Horn Lake | City in De Soto County, Mississippi, United States | De Soto | 27,272 |
Pearl | Hard object produced within the soft tissue of a living shelled mollusc | Rankin | 26,510 |
Madison | City in Madison County, Florida, United States | Madison | 25,661 |
Starkville | City in Mississippi | Oktibbeha | 25,653 |
Clinton | Suburb city of Jackson, located in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States | Hinds | 24,440 |
Brandon | City in Mississippi | Rankin | 24,289 |
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County Name | Population | Towns, Neighborhoods & Other Populated
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Hinds County | 231,840 |
Harrison County | 208,080 |
De Soto County | 173,323 |
Rankin County | 155,271 |
Jackson County | 143,617 |
Madison County | 106,272 |
Lee County | 85,436 |
Forrest County | 74,897 |
Lauderdale County | 74,125 |
Jones County | 68,098 |
Lamar County | 63,343 |
Lowndes County | 58,595 |
Pearl River County | 55,535 |
Lafayette County | 54,019 |
Oktibbeha County | 49,587 |
Hancock County | 47,632 |
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